World:
¶ “Britain’s Biggest Battery And The Port That Needed It” • On the east coast of the UK, Teesside has always been a place of transformation. It made steel for a century, refined chemicals for decades, and now it stands on the edge of a transition that might finally let its air clear and its grids breathe. A NatPower battery there has capacities of 1 GW and 8 GWh. [CleanTechnica]
Teeside NatPower battery project (NatPower image)
¶ “Solid-State Battery Breakthrough News” • Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences say they developed a self-healing interface for solid-state batteries that works like a liquid seal. The substance flows to fill in tiny gaps, which keeps the internal layers of the battery tightly joined without the heavy pressure and large devices previously required. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “IEA Report Claims Fossil Fuel Imports Have Declined In More Than 100 Countries” • The International Energy Agency has published its annual renewables report. It shows that more than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in renewables. [CleanTechnica]
Solar system (Doral Renewables image)
¶ “Reliance NU Secures Largest Slice In SJVN’s 6 GWh Peak Power Tender” • SJVN’s tender for an assured peak supply of 6 GWh from 1.5 GW of renewable energy projects backed by energy storage systems has discovered a tariff of ₹6.74/kWh (7.6¢/kWh). Reliance NU Energies has the largest share. The projects can be anywhere in India. [pv magazine India]
¶ “Mingyang Confirms Scottish Turbine Factory” • Mingyang has confirmed plans to build a facility in Scotland for offshore wind turbine manufacturing. The Chinese OEM plans to invest up to £1.5 billion in the plant, creating around 1,500 jobs. A number of sites have been shortlisted for the factory, with Ardersier Port in Inverness identified as the preferred option. [reNews]
Offshore wind turbine (Mingyang image)
¶ “Avaada Signs Deal For 5 GW Of Solar, 5 GWh Of BESS In India” • Avaada Group will deploy 5 GW of solar, 1 GW of wind, and 5 GWh of battery energy storage system capacity in western India to support grid stability and extend renewable energy into the night. Avaada’s investments in these projects will be ₹360 billion ($4.06 billion). [pv magazine International]
US:
¶ “Nevada Solar Energy Project Listed As ‘Canceled’; Developer Pledges To Continue” • The Trump administration has fiercely opposed clean energy development. The Los Angeles Times found that the DOE may terminate 300 additional projects. The 6,200-MW Esmeralda 7 solar project is one of them. But the developer plans to continue. [Las Vegas Sun]
Solar power in Nevada (Ballonboy101, CC BY-SA 3.0)
¶ “Electricity Use Is Becoming More Common For Home Heating In USA” • An increasing share of US households are using electricity for heating, although natural gas is still the most common fuel. In 2024, 42% of US homes reported that electricity was their main space heating fuel, according to annual estimates from the US Census Bureau. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Tribal Communities Devastated As Sudden Funding Cuts Thwart Plans For Accessible Electricity” • Drastic changes to federal policies relating to renewable energy hurt efforts to bring reliable electricity to remote, rural areas, including Tribal areas, NPR reported. “It’s a betrayal of the federal government’s trust, responsibility to Tribes.” [The Cool Down]
Navajo hogan, 2019 (Kaldari, public domain)
¶ “TotalEnergies Completes 7-MW Solar Project On Closed Maryland Landfill” • TotalEnergies has announced it completed a 7-MW solar project on a closed landfill in Maryland. Now the Parkton Landfill has a solar array that will generate about 11% of the electricity needed each year by the government of Baltimore County. [Solar Power World]
¶ “Connecticut Nuclear Reactor Is 50 Years Old” • Millstone added its third and final reactor, Unit 3, in 1986. Millstone Unit 1 was powered down in 1995, but Unit 2 and Unit 3 are still going. Virginia-based Dominion Energy, the plant’s owner, is looking at small modular reactors to operate in Virginia, but it wants to keep Millstone running. [Hartford Courant]
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